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1984-1985 Universit\u00e9 de Grenoble, French studies 1985-1992 Uppsala University, degree in political science, eastern political science, Russian and French; additional studies in German and economics (1991 Universit\u00e4t Wien, German studies)Istruzione superiore 1984-1985: Universit\u00e9 de Grenoble, studi francesi; 1985-1992: Universit\u00e0 di Uppsala, laurea in scienze politiche, scienze politiche dell\u2019Europa orientale, russo e francese; studi complementari in tedesco ed economia (1991: Universit\u00e0 di Vienna, germanistica)<\/p>\n\n

Professional Experience1992 Admitted to the diplomatic training program at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MFA) Stockholm1992-1993 Second secretary, Embassy of Sweden in Sofia1993-1995 Desk officer, MFA Stockholm, Political Department1995-1996 Second secretary, Swedish mission to the OSCE, Vienna1996-1997 Special assistant to the Deputy State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Ministers\u2019 office, MFA Stockholm 1998-2002 First secretary, Embassy of Sweden in Pretoria 2002-2006 Political Counsellor, Embassy of Sweden in London 2006-2008 Counsellor, MFA Stockholm, Department for Development Policy 2008-2011 Head of the Ministers\u2019 Office\/Chief of Staff to Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, MFA Stockholm 2011-2014 Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Sweden in Washington D.C.2014-2017 Head of Personnel Planning, MFA Stockholm, Human Resources Department2017-2020 Head of the Americas Department, MFA Stockholm2017-2020 Head of the Americas Department, MFA Stockholm2025- Ambasciatore di Svezia press2020-2025 Ambassador of Sweden to the Republic of Latvia 2025- Ambassador of Sweden to the Italian Republic and to the Republic of San Marino and Permanent Representative to the Rome-based UN Agencies FAO, WFP and IFAD<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":33331,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nKarin Maria H\u00f6glund - Festival della Diplomazia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"1984-1985 Universit\u00e9 de Grenoble, French studies 1985-1992 Uppsala University, degree in political science, eastern political science, Russian and French; 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